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In Brazil, construction workers discovered a massive 33-foot anaconda weighing 400 kilograms while carrying out an explosion in the cave of Altamira. A video recorded by one of the workers shows the yellow spotted underbelly of the giant snake that reminds us of the movie “Anaconda” starring Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight. The snake’s body measures one meter in diameter. The video, however, received criticism on YouTube, with several users slamming the workers for killing the snake.
A trio of fishermen captured a massive Brazilian anaconda in a jaw-dropping video while it was moving away from their tiny boat. One man poked the snake several times, and in the video, the snake pushed the boat away with its size. Local media reported that the three individuals have been fined $600 by environmental police for their careless actions and face up to 18 months in jail for violating a law that prohibits chasing or hunting wildlife without a license.
In Borneo, villagers claimed to have seen a gigantic snake swimming along the remote waterways, giving it the name “Neva” after an ancient sea serpent. The picture, taken by a member of a disaster team monitoring flood regions by helicopter, sparked a huge debate about its authenticity. However, the photo turned out to be a hoax creation.
In 2011, a reticulated python was found in Kansas City, Missouri, measuring 25.2 feet long, making it the longest snake ever in captivity at the time. The snake was estimated to be ten years old, and it took fifteen men to hold it. The snake was adopted by the city’s full moon productions and named Medusa. Since then, her diet has consisted of a combination of rabbits, deer, and hogs.
In a Colombian coal mine, scientists discovered fossils of Titanoboa, a colossal snake related to the modern boa constrictor, which lived around 60 million years ago. The snake, which dwarfs the largest anaconda found today, has the size and character to challenge the t-rex in the public’s imagination. The scientists managed to uncover fragments of three skulls, allowing them to derive what this ancient giant looked like for the first time. A scientifically accurate life-sized replica of a Titanoboa was displayed at the National Museum of Natural History.
